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heliskinki t1_jduggbg wrote

Reply to comment by D34th_gr1nd in Struggling actress and singer, Madonna, relaxing in her Lower East Side apartment, New York, 1983 by eaglemaxie

People think that as soon as a song is played on the radio the artist is minted :D

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D34th_gr1nd t1_jduhj2q wrote

Exactly, I've met numerous bands who have been played on MTV, it's not always straight forward.

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heliskinki t1_jdukdhe wrote

I lived with a guitarist whose band had a 3 album deal with a well-known independent label in the UK. The band had moderate success in this country, Europe and Australia, touring extensively in each country. He still had a full-time job to support himself.

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dali01 t1_jdvfk3r wrote

Especially with how the labels screwed a lot of them back then. Possibly still? I don’t really follow that kind of stuff much but I remember it being a big deal in the early 90s about how many from the 70s/80s got really screwed over in their contracts.

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